For 16 years, local jazz musician Evan Christian has performed in scores of venues all around town.

Now, he's opening one of his own in Walker's Point.

Dubbed Gibraltar — named for the British-controlled region on the southern coast of Spain, about 9 miles from Africa — the club will have a décor that partially reflects the area's "cultural melting pot," Christian said, and serve drinks popular in Morocco, Spain and Italy.

Christian will curate the music, which he says will be a diverse range of national and international jazz acts, acoustic artists and "real flamenco musicians." Christian specializes in flamenco, among other styles, and will use contacts made when he lived in Spain to book shows.

"With Milwaukee being the size that it is, and with the growth that is there, I think there's enough space for a few more music venues and to bring some good stuff to the neighborhood," Christian said.

According to a business license plan of operation filed with the city, Christian anticipates having 50 to 150 customers a day, with plans to be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. The application also seeks permission for a food truck on site.

Renovations are ongoing, and a meeting is set for the first week of September for liquor license approval. "If everything goes well, we'll open the second week of September," Christian said.

As for Christian's own music career, "I'm not going to stop playing other places, but I am going to cut back," he said. "I plan on being (at Gibraltar) every day to some capacity. I'd like to make it so the majority of the time I'm playing at my own place. That's the dream."